The best metal songs of display how wide-ranging the genre has become. While all of the tunes fit within the metal universe, several of these bands are vastly different from one another. After much debate, we've compiled our list of the 10 Best Metal Songs of , which features songs from veteran metal pioneers, extreme metal mavens, metalcore heroes, experimental acts and much more.
'When I Lost My Bet'
'Intercession'
Hard rock and metal fans had plenty to be happy about in , as there was something great for just about everyone. Whether it be metal pioneers Black Sabbath making their return, grunge vets Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam keeping things rolling or a bands like Bring Me the Horizon and Pop Evil being appreciated for taking their music to new heights, will be a memorable period for metal and hard rock lovers. In one of the hardest lists to compile and necessitating plenty of debate, we've settled on an eclectic collection of songs we feel best represents the greatest that hard rock and metal had to offer over this past year. Pearl Jam's 'Sirens' starts off simply enough as a mid-tempo track, but begins to build toward the chorus. It's at that point that Eddie Vedder 's voice reaches full emotional impact. By the end of 'Sirens' you'll be singing along with Vedder's "Oh-oh, ah-ha's. In an album filled with guest stars, it's one of the songs that features strictly the Queens of the Stone Age lineup that is their best track. With mesmerizing guitar work from Josh Homme , Troy Van Leeuwen and Dean Fertita, this song rocks and the track's hard ending leaves the listener wanting for more. A slow build guitar lick straight into a Jean-Paul Gaster overdrive beat is how Clutch 's 'Earth Rocker' pulls you in and Neil Fallon's unabashed vocals is what keeps you fist-pumping through this track. Fallon, Tim Sult and Dan Maines keep the song driving, but it's Gaster's drumming that takes the lead.
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The hard rock music genre continued to reach new heights in It can be argued that this time period is as good as any that the genre has ever experienced. Many of the top hard rock bands in the world released new music during the year, which made it incredibly difficult to narrow down the Top 52 Hard Rock Songs of
By definition, this means they cover music or other forms of entertainment beyond metal. I get a perverse kind of fun watching what they say in their year-end posts, in part because they write for a broader audience that on average is less knowledgable about metal. And here it is:. When I see a year-end list like this one, I usually have one and sometimes two immediate reactions. But I listened to all four of those songs for the first time. Best metal song of the year? Not for me, and not in the Top 10 either. Yes indeed.
